Question

Term mandalam stands for
(a) a village
(b) a sabha
(c) a distric
(d) a province

Answer 1

Answer:

Term mandalam stands for a tehsil.

Plz mark it as the BRAINLIEST.

Answer 2

(d) A Province is a term stands for mandalam.

Definition of mandalam;

Mandalam is an administrative division in some parts of the Chola kingdom.

Characteristics of mandalam;

1. The Chola kingdom was divided into provinces that were called Mandalams.
2. The mandalams were divided into Valanadus.
3. These Valanadus consisted of chief number of villages that control the district.  
4. These villages are known as Nadu the smallest unit of Chola administration.
5. Mandalam are the central unit that carries all the power of the territory. It maintains and control the land revenue as the main source of income.
6. The responsibility of the village administration was to maintain the roads, tanks, temples, and public ponds.
7. Besides,  land revenue, the trade material are the other expenses for the Empire.

Mandalam are the central unit that carries the power and give justice to the sabha and the village members.  Hence, all the matters are place under Mandalam.